When the Great Northern upgraded the streamlined Empire
Builder with new equipment in 1951 the 1947 equipment was
transferred to a new, secondary train: the Western Star.
This train served many of the minor stops which the Empire
Builder
skipped, notably Glacier National Park. By the time of this timetable
in the mid-1960s the train's itinerary emphasized the Seattle-St. Paul
service, although through equipment did still continue to and from
Chicago combined with Burlington trains. By 1971, however, through
service to Chicago would end on this train and it would end
its
days as a Seattle-St. Paul run.

NOTE:
Mileages west of Moorhead, MN are via Willmar and
Breckenridge, MN.
NOTE: The westbound Western Star
operates combined with the Mainstreeter and the Black
Hawk between Chicago and St. Paul-Minneapolis.

NOTE:
The eastbound Western Star operates combined with
the Afternoon Zephyr between Minneapolis-St. Paul
and Chicago.

NOTE:
The Portland section of the Western Star operates
combined with the Portland section of the Mainstreeter
between Pasco, WA and Portland, OR.

NOTE for Glacier Park and Belton stations:
Western Star only stops daily during park season, Mid-June through
Mid-September.

(Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Notes)

Burlington
Lines
To and From the Pacific Northwest

EQUIPMENT.

WESTERN STAR.(Sleeping Cars ready for occupancy in Chicago at 8:45
p.m.)

Car Nos.

Pullman Sleeping Cars

Westbound

Eastbound

Chicago-Seattle.

16 Duplex Roomettes,
4 Double Bedrooms.

273

283

16 Duplex Roomettes,
4 Double Bedrooms.

274

284

Lounge
Car

St. Paul-Seattle.
(Effective June 11-September 11.)

Coffee
Shop

St. Paul-Seattle.
(Effective June 11-September 11.)

Dining
Car

St. Paul-Seattle.

Reclining
seat Chair Cars—Unreserved

Chicago-St. Paul.

St. Paul-Seattle.

Spokane-Portland.

Reserved
Chair Cars—No Seat Charge

Chicago to Seattle.
(Operates June 10 to Sept. 8.)

302

...

Seattle to St. Paul.
(Operates June 10 to Sept. 8.)

...

402

NOTE:
The eastbound Western Star makes connection at
Minneapolis with
Afternoon Zephyr Train 24, departing 2:50
p.m., for Chicago. Pullman
passengers wishing to use overnight train service to Chicago may remain
in sleepers which will be parked for occupancy at St. Paul, and handled
to Chicago on Train 48. Coach passengers wishing to use overnight train
service to Chicago transfer at St. Paul to coach accommodations on
Train 48, leaving St. Paul 10:15 p.m.,
arriving Chicago 6:40 a.m.

(Great Northern Notes)

GREAT
NORTHERNSTREAMLINED WESTERN STAR • ONLY TRAIN SERVING GLACIER
NATIONAL PARK

THE WESTERN
STARCHICAGO, ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS, WILLMAR, NEW ROCKFORD,
GLACIER PARK, SPOKANE, SEATTLE AND PORTLAND
with direct connections at HAVRE for GREAT FALLS

RADIO—COACH PORTER SERVICE

MODERN STREAMLINED EQUIPMENT

Type of Car.

Car No.

Between

Accommodations.

West
and
North

East
and
South

Reclining
Seat Coach.

....

....

Chicago-St. Paul-Seattle

60
Seats.

Day-Nite
Reclining Seat Coaches.

....

....

St. Paul-Seattle

48
Seats—Leg rests.

301

401

St. Paul-Seattle

48 Seats—Leg rests.

All Seats Reserved.
(No Seat Charge).

302

402

Chicago-Seattle

48 Seats—Leg rests.

Coach.

....

....

St. Paul-Great Falls

48
Seats—Leg rests.

Coffee
Shop/Car. (June 11 to September 11.)

....

....

St. Paul-Seattle

Meals-Beverages.

Dining
Car(Dinner by Reservation).

....

....

St. Paul-Seattle

Pullman
Sleeping Cars.

274

284

Chicago-Seattle (June 15 to Sept. 11)

16
Duplex Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms.

273

283

Chicago-Seattle

16
Duplex Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms.

De
Luxe Lounge Observation (Beverages).

(June
11 to September 11.)

....

....

St. Paul-Seattle

For
Pullman Passengers.

The
Eastbound Western Star makes immediate connections at Minneapolis with
C. B. & Q. Afternoon Zephyr for Chicago. Passengers desiring to
use
overnight train service from Twin Cities to Chicago may transfer at
either Minneapolis or St. Paul to C. B. & Q. Train 48, The
Black
Hawk.

(Spokane, Portland
& Seattle Ry. Notes)

EQUIPMENT

All
regularly assigned cars are completely Air-Conditioned.

S. P. and S. No. 3-4, G. N. No. 27-28—The Western Star—All
classes of tickets honored. Between Spokane and St. Paul—Standard
sleeping car. Between Portland and Spokane, de luxe coaches. Between
Spokane and Chicago—Day-Night coach with leg rests. Between Spokane and
St. Paul, dining lounge car service.

NOTE—No. 3
will stop at any station to discharge revenue passengers from east of
Spokane; also at any station west of Pasco to discharge revenue
passengers from Spokane; also at any station east of Pasco to receive
revenue passengers for Vancouver and Portland. No. 4
will stop at any station to receive revenue passengers destined east of
Spokane; also at any station west of Pasco to receive revenue
passengers for Spokane; also at any station east of Pasco to discharge
revenue passengers from Portland or Vancouver. Stops
to receive passengers made only upon advance arrangements through
agent. Stops to discharge passengers made upon application to conductor.
[There are 2 stations between Vancouver and Portland; 25 stations
between Vancouver and Pasco, and 14 stations between Pasco and Spokane
which are not shown in this timetable.]